Ironing board



Jan. 12 1926.

5. F. KOHN IRONING BOARD Filed June 20, 1924 2. Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 5/6/vu/v0 f Aamv.

Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

SIGMUND F. KOI'IN, 013' NEW YORK, N. Y.

IRONING BOARD.

Application filed June 20, 1924. Serial No. 721,156.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIGMUND F. KoHN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of the Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing Boards, of which the following is a specification.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are: to provide an apparatus of the character mentioned adapted to occupy the least possible space in storage; to provide means for automatically disposing all of the parts of the apparatus in compact relation for storage; to provide a relatively solid supporting structure for the apparatus; and to simplify and cheapen the construction of the apparatus.

' Drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ironing board, constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention, part of the structure being cut away to show the structural features thereof.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the board shown in its compact or folded position, the section being taken as on the line 2-2 in Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the same.

- Figure 4 is a cross section on enlarged scale of the forward legs and bracing member therefor, the section being taken as on the line 44 in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a vertical section of the top end fragment of the supporting leg, the section being taken on the line 55 in Figure 6, illustrating a modified form of guide bar.

Figure 6 is a side view of the same being partly in section to show the interior construction thereof.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of an ironing board constructed and arranged in accordance with the modified form of the invention, one of the supporting legs being cut away and a guide rod for the cross brace being shown in section.

Figure 8 is a side edge view of the top fragment of the end supporting leg of the ironing board showing the same as constructed and arranged in conformity with the iic li i dfame of the in ent on.

Figure 9 is a cross section taken on the line 9-9 in Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a cross section taken on the line 1010 in Figure 7.

Description.

The present invention relates more particularly to improvements upon the construction disclosed in an application for patent for improvements in ironing boards filed by me under date of October 26, 1923,

application having the Serial Number 67 0,- 813, to which application cross reference is turning down the extremities of a cross strap 20. The brackets 19 are perforated to receive pivot bolts 21 by which the legs 22 are secured in position.

The legs 22 in the preferred form of the invention are constructed of sheet metal shaped as a rectangular tube, as can be best seen in Figure 4 of the drawings. The legs 22 have adjacent the forward edges, grooves 23 in which slide the extremities of a guide bar 24.

The guide bar 24 in conjunction with a brace rod 25 constitutes the spreader which holds the ends of the legs 22 in service position, as is best seen in Figure 1 of the drawings. The brace rod 25 is pivoted by means of a cross rod 26 between the struts 27. The struts 27 are pivoted to the foot yoke 28 and at the outside thereof, and to the legs 22, the screws 29 and the bolts- 30 being employed respectively for that purose.

The foot 28 of the leg 32, as is best shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, has three members, forming what may be termed a tripod. The three members thus disposed constitute a support for the board when disposed in the folded position shown in Figures 2 and 3. Also they form a support for the end of the b ard when the leg 32, with which the feet are rigidly provide s disposed i fil -9 perpendicular position shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

The leg 32, as shown best in Figure 3 of the drawings, has a head 33, the upper portion of which is spread and is divided by a groove 34-. The groove 34 receives a guide rod 35 which is rigidly secured in position below the board, as seen best in Figure 1 of the drawings. The rod 35 rests in the groove 34.- and is provided at one extremity withan eyelet. 36 for engaging a latch 37 pivotally mounted on the head 33 as shown best in Figure 1 of the drawings.

WVhen the members are spread or moved to their active position as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, the latch 37 engages the eyelet 36 and so locks the leg 32 in its active position, which thereafter prevents the collapsing of the supportor underpinning of the ironing board. When it is desired to a lift the board for any reason such as passing a skirt or other tubular form of garmentunder the board, the latch '37 is thrown back and the body lifted on its bearings formed by the brackets 19. hen the article is adjusted, the board is lowered again, the rodfalling into the groove 3 1, thereby. est-ab lishing the working position of the leg 32, and-the latch 37 being re-engag'ed with the eyelet 36,- the structure is againlocked in active position.

It will be noted that the brace rod 25 has an ex'tension 38 asbest shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, which normally, and

in the operativeposition of the board, ex

tends below the inner end ofthe foot 28. The rod 25 beingpivoteda's at 26, when the leg 32 is moved toward :the struts 27, the inner'endof the foot 28 bears "upon the e tension 38 and lifts the endof the brace rod carr' in -the uide bar 24. .The uide bar when thus liftedfautomatically swings the legs 22 to the folded position,- the' brace rod 25 being swungto folded position by themovement of the leg 32. The ultimate end" of the movement isto fold thefle'gs' 22, struts 27, bracerod 25 and leg, 32 into the position shown best in Figures 2 and"v 3 of the drawings. It will beunderstood now, that if the attendant desires the structure may be placed in a corner,-or other convenient spot, to stand upright upon the :foot 28.

Then it-is desired to place the ironing board inoperative position such as shownin Figur'e'l, the leg 32 isheld inthe upright position while the struts 27 and legs 22 connected therewith are moved outward with the wider end of. the board 15. The struts 27 and brace rod 25 now move the legs 22 to the position shown, thebrace rod '25. and the guide bar 24; connectedtherewith operating to dispose thefeet of the legs 22 accurately in'positio'n. 1 During this movement it will be observed thlatthe rod slides in the groove 34 until the eyelet 36 is in'position' to be engaged by the latch 37. It is obvious that this movement of the various parts of the apparatus is automatic or coordinated.

The shelf 39 shown in the drawings is intended for supporting an iron or heater therefor. It is pivoted by means of a rod 40 to and between the legs of the apparatus. An extension etl rests under the struts 27 as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. It will be seen from this that as the legs 22 move toward the struts 27, the inner edge of the extension 11 bears upon the lower edges of the struts 27 with the result that the shelf 39 is lifted and ultimately disposed in the position shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings, which is substantially parallel with the board 13, struts 2'7 and leg 22. \Vhen-the supporting members for the board 15 are opened up as above described, the shelf 39 falls into its,

operative position. 1

One of the modifications in the construction disclosed in Figure 7 of the drawings is the employment of a channeled upright 42. The upright 42 is supported between the framing members 43. The framing members 43 are structurally connected with the legs 44 which are shown as solid members to be substituted for the hollow legs or members 22. The guide bar 2 1 is shortened in this 'form of the construction as shown best in Figure 10 of the drawings. The grooves at the edges of the member 42 function in all respects the same as the grooves 23 and the legs 22.

A further modification shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9 of the drawings consists in sub stituting, in the modified form of the invention, the channel member 45 for the rod 35' used in the preferred form. lVhen' using the channel 15 expanding latches 46' are employed, the terminals 17 whereof are adapted to run in the grooves at the edges of the channel meinber l5 and also to extend through holes or perforations 48 adjacent the terminal of the channel member This construction is best shown in Figure 8 of the drawings. The latchmembers 6 .8 are pivotally mounted up'on'the leg 32 and are expanded by the spring 49, asv shown. best in Figure 9.

When employing the latches 46 and the channel member 45, the operation differs from that above described only in the release of the leg 32 from the operative posi tion; This is accomplished by the operator compressing the finger-holds 50 of the said latches sufficiently to withdraw the ends 1-7 from the perforations 48. As soon as the channel member 48 is moved over the end of the leg 32 sutficiently to move the ends 17 of the latches 46 fromthe location of the perforations 48, the latches are allowed to expand to engage the grooves in the sides of the member 5 and thereby guide the (iii board in assuming its inoperative position.

It is obvious that when the small end of theboard 15 is to be raised out of engagement with the leg 32 this may be accomplished by contracting the latches 4:6 sufficiently to pass the flanges on the member which form the grooves at the edges thereof.

A modified form of the construction of the rod 35 is shown in Figure 5 of the drawings where the rod is disclosed as having offset portions 51 and 52, the said offset portions being spaced apart sufficient to receive as in a saddle, the head 33 with which the leg 32 is provided. It will be noted that the rod 35 adjacent the portion 51 has an inclined part 53 which operates to free ly lead the head 33 into the saddle formed by the offset portions 51 and 52. The loop or offset portion 51 forms a loop to receive the latch 3.7, much in the same manner as described with reference to the eyelet 36.

It is obvious that when the latch 37 is en gaged with the offset portion 52, the head 33 and leg 32 connected therewith are held permanently and securely.

It is obvious that while I have herein particularly described the construction as shown in the drawings, the detailsthereof may be varied to suit the wishes of the designer, manufacturer or consumer without changing the scope of the present invention.

Olm'ms.

1. An ironing table comprisinga board, a folding support therefor embodying three legs, two of which are pivotally mounted on said board adjacent one end thereof, and one leg having sliding relation to said board to support the same at a point adjacent the other end of said board, said first mentioned legs and second mentioned leg being connected by struts pivotally attached to said first mentioned and second mentioned legs adjacent the upper ends and lower end thereof, respectively; and means for maintaining said first mentioned and second mentioned legs in operative position, said means embodying a brace rod slidably connected with the first mentioned legs and pivoted to said struts adjacent the second mentioned leg.

2. An ironing table comprising a board, a folding support therefor embodying three legs, two of which are pivotally mounted on said board adjacent one end thereof, the other leg having sliding relation to said. board to support the same at a point adjacent the other end of said board, said first mentioned legs and second mentioned leg being connected by braces pivotally attached to said first mentioned and second mentioned legs adjacent the upper ends and lower end thereof, re pectively; and means for maintaining said first mentioned and second mentioned legs in operative position, said means embodying a brace rod slidably connected with the first mentioned legs and pivoted adjacent the second mentioned leg, and means on said second mentioned leg for moving said brace rod and first mentioned legs operatively connected therewith into positions parallel with said second mentioned leg when desired.

3. In an ironing table, a board and a support therefor, comprising folding legs, a brace rod for maintaining the spread position between the legs of the support, struts pivotally connected to said legs and the brace rod, said brace rod having a laterally extended guide rod for slidable engagement with cer tain of said legs, and a tripping extension disposed for engagement by theother of said legs for moving said brace rod and the legs, at the opposite end of said board with which the rod has sliding engagement, into parallel relation with said first mentioned legs.

4-. In an ironing table, a board and a folding support therefor, the combination of three supporting legs, two of said legs having opposed longitudinal grooves and being hingedly connected with said board, and the other of said legs having sliding connection with said board; a plurality of struts pivotally connected with the said first mentioned legs and with said second mentioned leg at the upper and lower ends thereof respectively; and a brace rod for said legs pivotally connected at one end with said struts for maintaining the separated relation of said first mentioned and second mentioned legs; and a guide rod mounted in said brace rod, the ends whereof are slidably mounted in said grooves.

5. In an ironing table, a board and a fold ingsupport therefor, the combination of three supporting legs, two of said legs be ing hingedly connected with said board, and the other of said legs having sliding connection with said board, a plurality of struts pivotally connected with the said first mentioned legs and with said second mentioned leg at the upper and lower ends thereof respectively; and a brace rod for said legs pivotally connected at one end with said struts for maintaining the separated relation of said first mentioned and second mentioned legs; and means for guiding the movable end of said brace rod in relation to said first mentioned legs, said means embodying a plurality of grooves formed in the structure of said first mentioned legs extended lengthwise thereof, and a guide rod mounted in said brace rod, the ends whereof are slidably mounted in said grooves; the end of said brace rod extending beyond its pivotal connection below and in the path of said second mentioned leg to be deflected.

thereby when said second mentioned leg is folded upon said struts to rock said brace rod to a position parallel With said struts and said second mentioned leg.

6. In an ironing table, a board and a folding support therefor, a movable leg for adjustment in supporting position adjacent one end of said board, said leg having an open-edged groove at the upper extremity thereof, a guide rod mounted on said board for riding in said groove, said rod being bent to form a saddle for said head for holding said head in the service position of said leg.

7 In an ironing table, a board and a folding support therefor, a movable leg for ad justment in supporting position adjacent one end of said board, said leg having an open-edged groove at the upper extremity thereof, aguide rod mounted on said-board for riding in said groove, said rod being bent to "form a saddle for said head for holding said head in the service position of said leg; and means for locking said head in said saddle, said means embodying a loop in said rod and a latch operatively mounted on said head for engaging said loop When moved into juxtaposed relation thereto.

SIGMUND F. KOHN. 

